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Weather in State Center, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

State Center, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 6:06 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
67%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
State Center, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
81°
10%
8p
75°
11%
9p
75°
23%
10p
78°
42%
11p
71°
25%
12a
L 56°H 88°
State Center, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    79%
    80°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    96%
    83°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    96%
    64°45°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°40°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    63°47°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    10%
    66°52°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    67°53°
State Center, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
137° · backing 54°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 30 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
State Center, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.63 inHg
Now
969.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
State Center, IA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.6 μg/m³
PM 10
5.0 μg/m³
NO₂
6.3 μg/m³
Ozone
61.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
State Center, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
State Center, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
2:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
State Center, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

State Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in State Center

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.